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'''Larry''' is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names.
'''Larry''' may refer to the following:
==People== ===Arts and entertainment=== *Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone, American country singer *Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids *Larry Carlton (born 1948), American jazz guitarist and singer *Larry Csonka, American wrestling journalist *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director *Larry Emdur, Australian television personality *Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong *Larry Ferrari (1932-1997), American organist *Larry Fine (1902–1975), American comedian and actor, one of the Three Stooges *Larry Gates, American actor *Larry Gatlin, American country singer *Larry Gayao (better known as Larry g(EE)), Filipino-American soul-pop artist *Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author *Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station *Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Dallas'' *Larry Heath, Australian entrepreneur and publisher, founder of the National Live Music Awards *Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats *Larry Hovis, American actor and singer *Larry Joyner (born 1964), American football player *Larry June, American rapper *Larry Junstrom (1949–2019), American bassist, founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd *Larry Kenney, American radio DJ and voice actor on ''Imus in the Morning'' *Larry King (1933–2021), American talk show host of ''Larry King Live'' on CNN *Larry Knechtel (1940–2009), American keyboardist and bassist *Larry Lavender, American dancer and scholar *Larry Lujack (1940–2013), American radio disc jockey *Larry Mathews (born 1955), American actor *Larry Mathews (musician), Irish musician *Larry McMurtry, American novelist *Larry Miller, an American guitarist from Ann Arbor, Michigan *Larry Mullen Jr., Irish drummer and founder of the group U2 *Larry Niven, American science fiction author *Larry Page (singer) (1936–2024), English pop singer and record producer *Larry Poole, American actor and film producer *Larry Ramos (1942–2014), American musician, member of the band the Association *Larry Sanders (born 1954), American singer aka L.V. *Larry Santos (born 1941), American pop music singer-songwriter *Larry Shay (1897–1988), American songwriter *Larry Storch (1923–2022), American actor and comedian, best known for his TV work in ''F Troop'' *Larry Taylor (1942–2019), American bassist, member of the rock band Canned Heat *Larry Verne (1936–2013), American singer *Larry Wallis (1949–2019), English rock guitarist and songwriter, early member of the rock band Motörhead *Larry Walters (1949–1993) American truck driver, also known as Lawn Chair Larry *Larry Wilmore, American political satirist, and host of ''The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore'' *Larry the Cable Guy, stage name of American comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney *Larry (cartoonist), British cartoonist
===Information technology=== *Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corporation *Larry Page, co-founder of Google *Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia *Larry Wall, creator of the Perl computer language
===Politics and law=== *Larry Bakman, American attorney *Larry Craig, former US senator from Idaho *Larry Hogan (born 1956), former Governor of the U.S. state of Maryland *Larry C. Johnson, former CIA intelligence officer and political commentator *Larry Kelly (born {{c.}} 1935), American politician *M. Larry Lawrence, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland *Larry Neufeld, Canadian politician *Larry O'Brien (1917–1990), American politician and basketball commissioner *Larry Pemberton, American politician *Larry Ribstein (1946–2011), American law professor *Larry Sanders (politician) (born 1935), American-born British academic, social worker and Green Party activist, brother of Bernie Sanders
===Sports===
====Baseball==== *Larry Andersen, American baseball pitcher and analyst *Larry Anderson (baseball), American baseball pitcher for the Brewers White Sox *Larry Bowa, former shortstop for Phillies, Mets, and Cubs and former manager for Padres and Phillies *Larry Brown (infielder), major league infielder in the 1970s and 1980s, mainly with the Cleveland Indians *Larry Doby, first black baseball player in American League *Larry Hisle, major league outfielder with Philadelphia Phillies, Brewers, and Twins *Larry Jackson (baseball), major league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s for the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies * Larry Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves third baseman-outfielder *Larry Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher *Larry Walker, Canadian major league outfielder
====Basketball==== *Larry Bird, American Hall-of-Fame National Basketball Association player *Larry Brown (basketball) (born 1940), American Hall-of-Fame basketball All-Star player and coach *Larry Drew (born 1958), American basketball player and coach *Larry Drew II (born 1990), American basketball player *Larry Hollyfield (born 1950/1951), American basketball player *Larry Hughes, US basketball player *Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), American basketball player *Larry Nance, American National Basketball Association player *Larry Riley (basketball), General Manager of the Golden State Warriors *Larry Sanders (basketball) (born 1988), American National Basketball Association player *Larry Shyatt, American basketball coach
====Ice hockey==== *Larry Dyck (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *Larry Huras, Canadian NHL ice hockey player and coach *Larry Murphy (ice hockey), Canadian NHL ice hockey player *Larry Robinson Canadian NHL ice hockey player *Larry Zeidel, Canadian NHL ice hockey player
====Gridiron football==== *Larry Allen, American football player *Larry Barretta, American football player *Larry Beightol (1942–2024), American football coach *Larry Beil (American football), American football player *Larry Borom (born 1999), American football player *Larry Critchfield, American football player *Larry Csonka, American football player *Larry DeGraw, (born {{c.}} 1941), Canadian football player *Larry Dick, American football player *Larry Fitzgerald, American football player *Larry Ford (American football), American football player *Larry Johnson (running back), American football player *Larry Jusdanis, Canadian football player *Larry Keller, American football player *Larry Knorr, (1917–1996), American football player *Larry Linne, American football player *Larry Mallory (born 1952), American football player *Larry Ogunjobi, American football player *Larry Peace, American football player *Larry Plancke (born {{c.}} 1947), Canadian football player *Larry Rentz, American football player *Larry Rose III, American football player *Larry Rountree III (born 1998), American football player *Larry Seivers, American football player *Larry Sherrer, American football player *Larry Steinbach, American football player *Larry Walbridge, American football player
====Other sports==== *Larry Chene (1924–1964), American professional wrestler *Larry Hennig (1936–2018), American professional wrestler *Larry Holmes, American boxer *Larry L'Estrange MBE, Irish rugby player *Larry Mann (1930–1952), American racing driver *Larry Matthews, Canadian Paralympic volleyball player *Larry Nixon (born 1950), American professional fisherman *Larry Sharpe (wrestler) (1951–2017), Irish-American professional wrestler *Larry O'Dea (1944–1997), Australian professional wrestler *Larry Olsen (jockey), American jockey and reporter *Larry Winters (1956–2015), American professional wrestler *Larry Zbyszko, American professional wrestler and commentator
===Criminals=== *Larry Gene Ashbrook, mass murderer *Larry Gene Bell, American murderer and possible serial killer *Larry Eyler, American serial killer and kidnapper *Larry Dewayne Hall (born 1962), American murderer, rapist, and possible serial killer *Larry Hoover, gang leader *Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr., bank robber and leader of the High Incident Bandits *Larry Lawton, American author and ex-convict *Larry Nassar (born 1963), American serial child molester *Larry Pusateri, American fugitive *Larry Ralston (born 1949), American serial killer and rapist *Larry Ray (born 1959), American criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced to 60 years in prison *Larry Singleton, rapist and mutilator *Larry Slack, American child abuser
===Multiple individuals=== *Larry Brown (disambiguation) *Larry Gordon (disambiguation) *Larry Harris (disambiguation) *Larry Johnson (disambiguation) *Larry Miller (disambiguation) *Larry Murphy (disambiguation) *Larry Phillips (disambiguation) *Larry Scott (disambiguation) *Larry Smith (disambiguation) *Larry Young (disambiguation)
===Other=== *Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Chinese double agent who worked in the CIA *Larry Dossey (born 1940), Texas internist and author *Larry Flynt (1942–2021), American publisher *Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Ghanaian soldier and businessman *Larry L. Greenfield, educator *Larry Gene Heien (1937–1991), American linguist *Larry Huggins, (born {{c.}} 1950), president of Riteway-Huggins Construction Services *Larry Koroloff (born 1951), Bulgarian historian and educator *Larry Kosilla, American businessman and YouTuber *Larry Lemanski, director of the Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Research *Larry A. Nagahara, American physicist, member of the National Cancer Institute *Larry Reed, American shadow puppeteer *Larry Sass, architectural designer *Larry J. Seidman (1950–2017), American neuropsychologist *Larry Stylinson, a name blended fandomship of musicians Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson *Larry Thibos, American scientist and academic *Larry Wijeratne (1950–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general *Lost Boy Larry, nickname for a presumed missing boy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose cries for help were broadcast over CB radio for several days in August 1973 (later deemed a hoax by state authorities)
==Animals== *Larry (cat), Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since February 2011
==In fiction== ===Animation=== *Larry the Cucumber, character from VeggieTales; also goes by the alter-ego of Larryboy *Larry the Lobster, a lifeguard on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' *Larry Palaroncini, character from Homestar Runner that plays in the band ''Limozeen'' *Larry Burns (The Simpsons), the son of Mr. Burns, portrayed by Rodney Dangerfield in ''The Simpsons''
===Movies and television=== *Doctor Laurence Erhardt, one of the original mad scientists from ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' TV series * Larry Appleton, a character on the American sitcom television series ''Perfect Strangers'', often referred to as Cousin Larry (1986–1993) * Larry Blaisdell, character played by Larry Bagby III on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Larry Dallas, Jack Tripper's best friend from the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984) * Larry Emdur, a host on the Morning Show, Channel 7, Australia * Larry Fleinhardt, a character who is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and CalSci professor in the CBS crime drama ''NUMB3RS'', played by Peter MacNicol * Larry "Bud" Melman, recurring character on David Letterman shows * Larry Sanders, titular character on the American sitcom ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (1992–1998) * Larry Tate, on the TV series ''Bewitched''
===Video games=== *Larry Butz, the friend of Phoenix Wright in the ''Ace Attorney'' series *Larry Laffer, a character from the ''Leisure Suit Larry'' adult video game series *Larry Koopa, one of the Koopalings in the ''Super Mario Bros.'' series *Larry, a Gym Leader and Elite Four member from ''Pokémon Scarlet and Violet''
==See also== *Lari (given name) *Larri *Laurence (disambiguation) *Laurentius (disambiguation) *Lawrence (disambiguation)
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